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adj. - Thin and weak.

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Usage examples (5)
  • Noun : wisps of hair. ,a mere wisp of a lad; a wisp of a frown
  • In the air where he had stood was the faint smoke-thin outline of a man, limned in the most wisplike of golden fogs.
  • AAA towing A successful compounding of flavors and colors: wisplike slices of carrots, sweetish grapes, naive onion spicy Ushneiclunim Neimohim of goat cheeseflower.
  • He laughed high-keyed, sardonic laughter; he scolded, he quavered, he pleaded, he was finally choked with sobs; while as for his wife, she, poor little wisplike body,...
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